Synonyms for earthquake
ˈɜrθˌkweɪkearth·quake

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1. earthquake, quake, temblor, seismnoun

   shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity

   Synonyms:
   seism, quake, temblor

2. earthquakenoun

   a disturbance that is extremely disruptive

   "selling the company caused an earthquake among the employees"

   Synonyms:
   seism, quake, temblor

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1. • Disturbance

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. earthquakenoun

   Synonyms:
   earthshock, earth tremor

   Associated words:
   seismology, seismic, seismography, seismometry, seismal, seismometer, seismograph, seismogram, seismoscope, microseism, microseismic, meizoseismal, coscismal, anaseismic, isoseismic

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1. List of paraphrases for "earthquake":

   quake, earthquakes, tremor, seismic, seismological, temblor, quakes, epicenter, seismology

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1. List of known nicknames for "Earthquake":

   Nathaniel Stroman, Nathaniel Martin Stroman

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:2.3 / 3 votes

1. earthquake

   Synonyms:
   Quake, seismic activity, tremblor, temor

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1. Shagaf Khan:

   If it had been completely open, it would have been easy for people to get out, but nobody was prepared for this. We were prepared for an emergency like a fire or an earthquake, and people would still have time to get out. This is something totally different. You dont put this in your emergency plan.

2. Sudarshan Suchi:

   If previously an earthquake or flood came into a small village or colony, everybody came together and found ways to rescue. When Covid comes, the first thought everybody has is keep away, it's an unknown ghost. People with collective spirit and traditions of community action are partly wary today of these kinds of things.

3. Nobukazu Kuriki:

   I have chosen to come now to help Nepal, which is in troubles because of the earthquake.

4. Lucy Jones:

   Get to the ground before the earthquake throws you there, get under a table if it's nearby, the earth is moving so much, the biggest injury we see is sprained ankles and broken legs from people trying to run during an earthquake and it throws them to the ground.

5. Alfredo Zamudio:

   The largest case we found is in Japan, where some 230,000 people are still displaced today following the Tohoku earthquake and the tsunami disaster in 2011, including thousands displaced from the area around the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant.